I haven't read much of this thread so forgive me if I'm being redundant. But the way I see it for our area is kind of a manifest destiny...
The days of old are gone with the real All American Conference, Massillon, Canton, Steubenville, Warren, Niles, Alliance. And as a life long Niles fan I'm fine with that. The old stories are great to hear. As well as looking at the old year books. But it's been time to move on. There's been a lot of things tried, and I never liked this new AAC. I think it's suppose to be decided between two old conferences. The Steel Valley Conference: Harding, Mooney, Ursuline, Boardman, Fitch, East. And The Metro Athletic Conference: Niles, Howland, Canfield, Poland, Hubbard, Struthers, Lakeview. From the rest will fall in place. There could be a Mahoning Valley Conference: Girard, Campbell, Liberty, JFK, Brookfield, LaBrae, Champion, Newton Falls.